Unilever steams ahead with ice cream eco-train
Unilever has launched a Green Express train, replacing 3,500 delivery trucks in Italy and saving 6% costs per year.
Archives for July 8, 2013
Eurofins consolidates market position with BLGG deal
Eurofins has strengthened its position in Northern Europe for pesticide testing to consolidate in the marketplace.
Biocatalysts develops microbial alternative to papain
Welsh enzyme company Biocatalysts Ltd has developed a new enzyme as an alternative to papain, a papaya extract, which avoids susceptibility to seasonal price variations.
Spadel acquires Nestlé Waters France Carola water
Spadel Group has signed an agreement with mineral water company Eaux Minérales de Ribeauvillé (EMR), owner of the Carola mineral water brand.
Creative food marketing ousts fruit and veg from diets
Creative marketing and the convenience of processed foods is ousting fresh fruits and vegetables from diets in Western Europe and the United States, according to new research from Rabobank.
Canned foods industry in decline
Worldwide sales within the canned food market are forecast to reach nearly $80bn (€60bn) by 2014. However, only three out of eight sectors in the canned foods industry grew in 2011.
US APPROVAL COULD REIGNITE PEPSI/COKE COLA WARS
'Relight my (Cola) Fire?' FDA approves PureCircle Reb D stevia
The US FDA has issued a ‘No Objection’ GRAS letter allowing beverage manufacturers to use Pure Circle’s high-purity Reb D stevia to sweeten US products, a move that could reignite the Pepsi/Coke cola wars.
Test kit detects foodborne pathogens
Invisible Sentinel has attained a patent for its Veriflow diagnostic technology, which offers molecular detection of foodborne pathogens.
How sustainable is quinoa?
Interest in quinoa has surged among consumers in Europe and the United States – but the rapid increase in its popularity has also given rise to concerns about sustainable production.